What is the chinese language called?

I'm a professor of Chinese literature and advisor of a Chinese language and literature major. Our department's Chinese classes, which teach Mandarin only, are nevertheless called “Chinese. read more

Standard Chinese, often called Mandarin, is the official standard language of China and Taiwan, and one of the four official languages of Singapore (where it is called "Huayu" 华语 or simply Chinese). read more

Short answer: Historically, Mandarin refers to the language variant in Chinese spoken by officials ( 官话 guanhua) and now the word Mandarin refers to the official standard dialect of Chinese: pǔtōnghuà in China, Guóyǔ, in Taiwan. read more

The Chinese language The Chinese language is said to be the most widely spoken native language in the world. With over a billion native speakers, it truly has proven in recent years to be an international language of business, slowly but surely gaining ground on English. read more